We were lucky enough to go to Hawaii for a week without kids and with 14 other friends! It was so much fun and soooo beautiful and pretty relaxing. It was amazing to be able to get a full night's sleep every single night. And we rested easy knowing that the kids were in great hands with Grandma and Grandpa. And they had a blast. Now my parents think I am the wimpiest mom ever if I complain about having a hard day with the kids because they just tell me that I have the easiest and best kids ever. I guess that is what a life without rules turned them into. :-)
But, back to Hawaii, we did so many fun things...trips to beautiful waterfalls, cliff jumping off the waterfalls, rope swinging & surfing (Geoff), sea kayaking for 4 hours (resulting in serious prayers that the winds would change and we would be pushed into shore), Waimea Canyon, zodiak boat tour around the Na Pali Coast, zip lining, bowling, karaoke, walks on the beach and delicious pineapple.
Geoff's favorite story of the trip is this: He was surfing on Saturday morning (the day we were leaving) and the lifeguard got on his microphone and told everyone to get out of the water because he had seen a "shark thrashing around out there." Of course he got out and went to talk to the lifeguard, who showed Geoff the 2 places he had seen the shark. The 2nd spot was right where Geoff had been surfing. Kind of freaky. Glad that life insurance policy was all paid up!
To sum it up, we had a fabulous time and it was so awesome to spend time with such fun, great friends.
So that's the travel log...and here are a few pics to go along.
